FM Sitharaman, while announcing relief measures under Atmanirbhar Bharat package, said that government agencies would partially release bank guarantees, to the extent contracts are partially completed, to ease cash flows

Virmani lists out 14 major reforms carried out by the Modi government, while also mentioning that six more were pending to be implemented in the current financial year

While refunds for 'risky' exporters have been a contentious issue, tax consultants with sizeable client base said that technical glitches are also being cited for pending GST refunds

This drop in COVID-19 spread cases in India comes at a time when the virus is making a comeback in the US, the only country ahead of India in the case of total active cases

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As part of the Aatmanirbhar Bharat Package, the government has announced to cover 2.5 crore farmers under the KCC scheme with a credit boost of Rs 2 lakh crore through a special saturation drive

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Sitharaman clarified that it is not certain whether it will be done in public or in the Parliament. She also ruled out giving any tentative deadline for giving an official GDP estimate for the current year

Japan's export-reliant economy has sunk into recession, with three straight quarters of contraction through June, as the outbreak slammed business activity and stifled trade

In May, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced Rs 90,000 crore liquidity infusion into cash-strapped discoms, facing demand slump due to the lockdown to contain COVID-19

Eligible participants must submit bids on RBI's Core Banking Solution (E-Kuber) system between 10:00 am and 11:00 am on October 22

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The government on Thursday said that it will borrow an estimated shortfall to bridge the goods and services tax (GST) revenue shortfall of Rs 1.1 lakh crore

Lockdown has brought a new crisis for B-Schools in smaller towns. Only those following hybrid models and focusing on quality will survive

India is close to drawing up rules for companies to float overseas without having to first list shares at home, as a way to help startups attain higher valuations and access capital more easily

The ministry says a speculative news story being circulated in some section of media claiming that Attorney General has given an opinion in favour of not appealing in the Vodafone arbitration award is totally incorrect and without any factual basis

Tamil Nadu is the latest state to join the bandwagon to raise an additional amount of Rs 9,627 crore through open market borrowings

The memorandum dated October 12, was issued to all secretaries and departments under the Centre following consultation with the finance ministry

The government on Tuesday gave permission to 20 states to raise an additional Rs 68,825 crore through open market borrowings

FM Nirmala Sithraman while insisted that there is no dispute between the some of the states and the Centre on the issue, she admitted the Council is yet to reach unanimity on the issue of plugging the compensation gap